Essays about: "POPs"

Showing result 21 - 23 of 23 essays containing the word POPs.

  1. 21. Relative influences of uncertainty in physical-chemical property data and variability in climate parameters in determining the fate of PCBs

    University essay from Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Li Zhe; [2011]
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    Abstract : Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) present a class of substances which are of high concern due to their toxicity and ecotoxicity, long-range atmospheric transport and resistance to degradation. A combination of analytical measurement and modeling researchis a powerful means for understanding chemical fate and behavior. READ MORE

  3. 22. Atmospheric Deposition of Legacy and Emerging Persistent Organic Pollutants in Northern Sweden

    University essay from Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Seth Newton; [2011]
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    Abstract : Bulk atmospheric deposition samples using Amberlite IRA- 743 as an absorbent for hydrophobic pollutants were taken every two months for one year at two different locations in northern Sweden. A method was developed for the analysis of various legacy and emerging POPs in these samples based on GC-HRMS. READ MORE

  4. 23. Pesticide use in rice cultivation in Tarapoto, Peru : pesticide residues in blood of farmers, usage behaviour, and health care practices

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Environmental Assessment

    Author : Gun Lange; [2006]
    Keywords : pesticide residues; human blood; GC-ECD; p; p-DDE; pentachloroanisole; rice; bag-pack sprayer; handle of pesticides; treating poisoning due to pesticides; Tarapoto; Peru;

    Abstract : A study of the pesticide use in the rice cultivation in Tarapoto, the largest town in the department of San Martin situated in the northeast part of Peru, was performed. In Tarapoto, an irrigation canal was built in the 1980s, which gave the farmers the prerequisite to cultivate irrigated rice. READ MORE